Report
UR1978_33
Date
29/09/1978
Author(s)
Cromer, W.C.
Title
Correcting drawdowns for atmospheric pressure changes: An example from a semi-confined acquifer on Flinders Island
Tenement(s)
Physical Description
1 volumes, 11 pp, 2 appendices, 5 figures
Digital Media
Other Ref.
Map (250K)
SK55-2 FLINDERS IS
Map (50/100K)
85174 Strzelecki
Geographic
Flinders Island
,
Lady Barron
Activities
Geology
,
Grdwtr management
,
Grdwtr surveys
,
Hydrogeology
Minerals
Clay
,
Sand
Deposits
Keywords
Aquifers
,
Cretaceous-Quaternary
,
Drawdown
,
Groundwater
,
Yield
Annotation
During analysis of a fourteen day pump test conducted in a coastal aquifer on Flinders Island, unexpected drawdown fluctuations were found to be strongly related to atmospheric pressure changes. Correction for this effect made the results more amenable to standard pump test analysis.